Data protection

1. Data protection at a glance

General information

The fol­lo­wing notes pro­vi­de a simp­le over­view of what hap­pens to your per­so­nal data when you visit this web­site. Per­so­nal data is all data that can be used to iden­ti­fy you per­so­nal­ly. Detail­ed infor­ma­ti­on on the sub­ject of data pro­tec­tion can be found in our pri­va­cy poli­cy lis­ted below this text. 

Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for data collection on this
website?

The data pro­ces­sing on this web­site is car­ri­ed out by the web­site ope­ra­tor. You can find their cont­act details in the sec­tion “Note on the Respon­si­ble Par­ty” in this pri­va­cy policy. 

How do we collect your data?

Your data is coll­ec­ted on the one hand by you pro­vi­ding it to us. This can be, for exam­p­le, data that you enter into a cont­act form. 

Other data is auto­ma­ti­cal­ly coll­ec­ted or coll­ec­ted with your con­sent when you visit the web­site by our IT sys­tems. This is pri­ma­ri­ly tech­ni­cal data (e.g. inter­net brow­ser, ope­ra­ting sys­tem, or time of page view). The coll­ec­tion of this data occurs auto­ma­ti­cal­ly as soon as you enter this website. 

What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is coll­ec­ted to ensu­re error-free pro­vi­si­on of the web­site. Other data may be used to ana­ly­ze your user beha­vi­or. If con­tracts can be con­cluded or initia­ted via the web­site, the trans­mit­ted data will also be pro­ces­sed for con­tract offers, orders, or other order inquiries. 

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to recei­ve infor­ma­ti­on about the ori­gin, reci­pi­ent, and pur­po­se of your stored per­so­nal data free of char­ge at any time. You also have the right to request the cor­rec­tion or dele­ti­on of this data. If you have given con­sent for data pro­ces­sing, you can revo­ke this con­sent at any time for the future. You also have the right, under cer­tain cir­cum­s­tances, to request the rest­ric­tion of the pro­ces­sing of your per­so­nal data. Fur­ther­mo­re, you have the right to lodge a com­plaint with the com­pe­tent super­vi­so­ry authority. 

You can cont­act us at any time regar­ding this and other ques­ti­ons on the topic of data protection.

2. Hosting

We host the con­tents of our web­site with the fol­lo­wing provider:

Mittwald

The pro­vi­der is Mitt­wald CM Ser­vice GmbH Co. KG, Königs­ber­ger Stra­ße 4–6, 32339 Espel­kamp (her­ein­af­ter Mittwald).

For details, plea­se refer to Mitt­wal­d’s pri­va­cy poli­cy: https://www.mittwald.de/datenschutz.

The use of Mitt­wald is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legi­ti­ma­te inte­rest in the most relia­ble pre­sen­ta­ti­on of our web­site. If appro­pria­te con­sent has been obtai­ned, the pro­ces­sing is car­ri­ed out exclu­si­ve­ly on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TDDDG, inso­far as the con­sent includes the sto­rage of coo­kies or access to infor­ma­ti­on in the user’s end device (e.g., device fin­ger­prin­ting) within the mea­ning of the TDDDG. The con­sent can be revo­ked at any time. 

Order processing

We have con­cluded a con­tract for order pro­ces­sing (AVV) for the use of the abo­ve-men­tio­ned ser­vice. This is a con­tract requi­red by data pro­tec­tion law, which ensu­res that they pro­cess the per­so­nal data of our web­site visi­tors only accor­ding to our ins­truc­tions and in com­pli­ance with the GDPR. 

3. General information and mandatory information

Privacy policy

The ope­ra­tors of the­se pages take the pro­tec­tion of your per­so­nal data very serious­ly. We tre­at your per­so­nal data con­fi­den­ti­al­ly and in accordance with the sta­tu­to­ry data pro­tec­tion regu­la­ti­ons and this pri­va­cy policy. 

When you use this web­site, various per­so­nal data is coll­ec­ted. Per­so­nal data is data that can be used to iden­ti­fy you per­so­nal­ly. This pri­va­cy poli­cy explains what data we coll­ect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what pur­po­se this happens. 

We point out that data trans­mis­si­on over the Inter­net (e.g., when com­mu­ni­ca­ting by e‑mail) may have secu­ri­ty gaps. Com­ple­te pro­tec­tion of data against access by third par­ties is not possible. 

Note on the responsible party

The respon­si­ble par­ty for data pro­ces­sing on this web­site is:

ALM Part­ners Part­ner­schaft mit beschränk­ter Berufs­haf­tung von Rechts­an­wäl­ten Arco­stra­ße 3, D‑80333 Mün­chen (Head­quar­ters)

Tele­pho­ne: +49 (0)89 – 99 99 90 11
E‑mail: info@alm-partners.com

The respon­si­ble enti­ty is the natu­ral or legal per­son who, alo­ne or joint­ly with others,
deci­des on the pur­po­ses and means of pro­ces­sing per­so­nal data (e.g., names, e‑mail
addres­ses, etc.). 

Storage duration

Unless a more spe­ci­fic sto­rage peri­od has been spe­ci­fied within this pri­va­cy poli­cy,
your per­so­nal data will remain with us until the pur­po­se for data pro­ces­sing
cea­ses to app­ly. If you assert a legi­ti­ma­te request for dele­ti­on or revo­ke con­sent for
data pro­ces­sing, your data will be dele­ted unless we have other legal­ly
per­mis­si­ble reasons for sto­ring your per­so­nal data (e.g., tax or com­mer­cial law reten­ti­on peri­ods);
in the lat­ter case, the dele­ti­on will take place after the­se reasons cea­se to apply. 

General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website

If you have con­sen­ted to data pro­ces­sing, we pro­cess your per­so­nal data on the basis of Art.
6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, if spe­cial cate­go­ries of data as defi­ned in Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR are
pro­ces­sed. In the case of expli­cit con­sent to the trans­fer of per­so­nal
data to third count­ries, the data pro­ces­sing is also based on Art. 49 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.
If you have con­sen­ted to the sto­rage of coo­kies or to the access to infor­ma­ti­on in your end device (e.g., via
device fin­ger­prin­ting), the data pro­ces­sing is addi­tio­nal­ly based on §
25 para. 1 TDDDG. The con­sent can be revo­ked at any time. If your data is requi­red for con­tract ful­fill­ment or to
car­ry out pre-con­trac­tu­al mea­su­res, we pro­cess your data on the basis of
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Fur­ther­mo­re, we pro­cess your data, if this is neces­sa­ry for com­pli­ance with a
legal obli­ga­ti­on on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. The data pro­ces­sing
may also be based on our legi­ti­ma­te inte­rest accor­ding to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Infor­ma­ti­on on the
rele­vant legal bases in each indi­vi­du­al case is pro­vi­ded in the fol­lo­wing para­graphs of this
pri­va­cy policy. 

Recipients of personal data

In the cour­se of our busi­ness acti­vi­ties,
we work with various exter­nal enti­ties. In some cases, it is also neces­sa­ry to trans­fer
per­so­nal data to the­se exter­nal enti­ties. We only pass on per­so­nal data to
exter­nal enti­ties if this is neces­sa­ry for the ful­fill­ment of a con­tract, if we are legal­ly
obli­ged to do so (e.g., trans­fer of data to tax aut­ho­ri­ties), if we have a legi­ti­ma­te
inte­rest in the trans­fer accor­ding to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, or if ano­ther legal basis per­mits the
data trans­fer. When using pro­ces­sors, we only pass on per­so­nal data of our
cus­to­mers on the basis of a valid con­tract for order pro­ces­sing. In the case of
joint pro­ces­sing, a con­tract for joint pro­ces­sing is concluded. 

Revocation of your consent to data processing

Many data pro­ces­sing ope­ra­ti­ons are
only pos­si­ble with your express con­sent. You can revo­ke con­sent that you have alre­a­dy given
at any time. The lega­li­ty of the data pro­ces­sing car­ri­ed out until the revo­ca­ti­on remains unaf­fec­ted by the
revo­ca­ti­on.

Right to object to data collection in special cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21
GDPR)

IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F
GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA AT ANY TIME
FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING
BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND
IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR
PERSONAL DATA CONCERNED UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING
WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR THE
PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF
LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR). 

IF YOUR
PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE
RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU
FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING
TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT,
YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF
DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR). 

Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

In the event of
vio­la­ti­ons of the GDPR, data sub­jects have the right to lodge a com­plaint with a
super­vi­so­ry aut­ho­ri­ty, in par­ti­cu­lar in the Mem­ber Sta­te of their habi­tu­al resi­dence, place of
work or place of the alle­ged vio­la­ti­on. The right to lodge a com­plaint is
wit­hout pre­ju­di­ce to any other admi­nis­tra­ti­ve or judi­cial remedy. 

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to recei­ve data that we pro­cess auto­ma­ti­cal­ly based on
your con­sent or in ful­fill­ment of a con­tract, eit­her for yours­elf or to be trans­fer­red to a third par­ty in
a com­mon, machi­ne-rea­da­ble for­mat. If you request the direct
trans­fer of the data to ano­ther con­trol­ler, this will only be done to the ext­ent tech­ni­cal­ly
fea­si­ble.

Information, Correction, and Deletion

Within the frame­work of the appli­ca­ble legal
pro­vi­si­ons, you have the right to free infor­ma­ti­on about your stored per­so­nal
data, its ori­gin and reci­pi­ents, and the pur­po­se of data pro­ces­sing, and if appli­ca­ble, a right to
cor­rec­tion or dele­ti­on of this data. For this pur­po­se, as well as for fur­ther ques­ti­ons on the sub­ject of per­so­nal
data, you can cont­act us at any time. 

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request the rest­ric­tion of
pro­ces­sing of your per­so­nal data. You can cont­act us at any time for this pur­po­se.
The right to rest­rict pro­ces­sing exists in the fol­lo­wing cases: 

  • If you dis­pu­te the
    accu­ra­cy of your per­so­nal data stored by us, we usual­ly need time
    to veri­fy this. For the dura­ti­on of the veri­fi­ca­ti­on, you have the right to request the
    rest­ric­tion of the pro­ces­sing of your per­so­nal data. 
  • If the
    pro­ces­sing of your per­so­nal data happened/happens unlawful­ly, you can request the
    rest­ric­tion of data pro­ces­sing ins­tead of deletion.
  • If we no lon­ger need your
    per­so­nal data, but you need it to exer­cise, defend or
    assert legal claims, you have the right to request the rest­ric­tion of the pro­ces­sing of your per­so­nal data
    ins­tead of deletion.
  • If you have
    objec­ted accor­ding to Art. 21 Para. 1 GDPR, a balan­ce must be struck bet­ween your and our
    inte­rests. As long as it has not yet been deter­mi­ned who­se inte­rests pre­vail, you have the
    right to request the rest­ric­tion of the pro­ces­sing of your per­so­nal data. 

If you have rest­ric­ted the pro­ces­sing of your per­so­nal data, this data
may – apart from its sto­rage – only be pro­ces­sed with your con­sent or for the asser­ti­on,
exer­cise or defen­se of legal claims or for the pro­tec­tion of the rights of ano­ther
natu­ral or legal per­son or for reasons of important public inte­rest of the
Euro­pean Uni­on or a Mem­ber State.

SSL or TLS Encryption

This site uses SSL or TLS encryp­ti­on for secu­ri­ty reasons and to pro­tect
the trans­mis­si­on of con­fi­den­ti­al con­tent, such as orders or inqui­ries that you send to us as the
site ope­ra­tor. You can reco­gni­ze an encrypt­ed con­nec­tion by the fact that the address line of the brow­ser chan­ges from “http://” to “https://” and
by the lock icon in your brow­ser line. 

If SSL or TLS encryp­ti­on is acti­va­ted,
the data you trans­mit to us can­not be read by third parties.

Objection to Advertising Emails

We her­eby express­ly pro­hi­bit the use of cont­act data
published in the con­text of web­site legal noti­ce requi­re­ments with regard to sen­ding pro­mo­tio­nal and
infor­ma­tio­nal mate­ri­als not express­ly reques­ted. The web­site ope­ra­tors reser­ve the right to take spe­ci­fic
legal action if unso­li­ci­ted adver­ti­sing mate­ri­al, such as email spam, is received. 

4. Data collection on this website

Cookies

Our web­sites use so-cal­led “coo­kies”. Coo­kies are small
data packa­ges and do not cau­se any dama­ge to your device. They are eit­her stored tem­po­r­a­ri­ly
for the dura­ti­on of a ses­si­on (ses­si­on coo­kies) or per­ma­nent­ly (per­ma­nent coo­kies) on your device.
Ses­si­on coo­kies are auto­ma­ti­cal­ly dele­ted after your visit. Per­ma­nent coo­kies
remain stored on your device until you dele­te them yours­elf or until they are auto­ma­ti­cal­ly
dele­ted by your web browser. 

Coo­kies can ori­gi­na­te from us (first-par­ty coo­kies) or
from third-par­ty com­pa­nies (so-cal­led third-par­ty coo­kies). Third-par­ty coo­kies enable the inte­gra­ti­on
of cer­tain ser­vices of third-par­ty com­pa­nies within web­sites (e.g., coo­kies for pro­ces­sing
pay­ment services). 

Coo­kies have various func­tions. Many coo­kies are tech­ni­cal­ly
neces­sa­ry becau­se cer­tain web­site func­tions would not work wit­hout them (e.g., the
shop­ping cart func­tion or the dis­play of vide­os). Other coo­kies can be used to ana­ly­ze user
beha­vi­or or for adver­ti­sing purposes. 

Coo­kies that are neces­sa­ry for the exe­cu­ti­on of
elec­tro­nic com­mu­ni­ca­ti­on pro­ces­ses, for pro­vi­ding cer­tain func­tions you desi­re
(e.g., for the shop­ping cart func­tion) or for opti­mi­zing the web­site (e.g., coo­kies for mea­su­ring
web audi­ence) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR,
unless ano­ther legal basis is sta­ted. The web­site ope­ra­tor has a legi­ti­ma­te
inte­rest in sto­ring neces­sa­ry coo­kies for the tech­ni­cal­ly error-free and opti­mi­zed pro­vi­si­on
of its ser­vices. If con­sent for the sto­rage of coo­kies and simi­lar
reco­gni­ti­on tech­no­lo­gies has been reques­ted, pro­ces­sing is car­ri­ed out exclu­si­ve­ly on the basis of this
con­sent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and § 25 (1) TDDDG); this con­sent can be revo­ked at any time. 

You can set your brow­ser to inform you about the set­ting of coo­kies and
allow coo­kies only in indi­vi­du­al cases, accept coo­kies for cer­tain cases or gene­ral­ly
exclude them, and acti­va­te the auto­ma­tic dele­ti­on of coo­kies when clo­sing the brow­ser.
Deac­ti­vat­ing coo­kies may limit the func­tion­a­li­ty of this website.

You can find out which coo­kies and ser­vices are used on this web­site in this
pri­va­cy policy.

Inquiry via e‑mail, telephone, or fax

If you cont­act us by email, tele­pho­ne, or fax,
your inquiry, inclu­ding all resul­ting per­so­nal data (name, inquiry)
will be stored and pro­ces­sed by us for the pur­po­se of hand­ling your request. We do not share this data wit­hout
your con­sent.

The pro­ces­sing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) (b)
GDPR if your request is rela­ted to the exe­cu­ti­on of a con­tract or
neces­sa­ry for car­ry­ing out pre-con­trac­tu­al mea­su­res. In all other cases, the
pro­ces­sing is based on our legi­ti­ma­te inte­rest in the effec­ti­ve pro­ces­sing of
inqui­ries addres­sed to us (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR) or on your con­sent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR) if this has been
reques­ted; the con­sent can be revo­ked at any time. 

The data you send to us via cont­act requests
will remain with us until you request us to dele­te it, revo­ke your con­sent to
sto­rage, or the pur­po­se for data sto­rage lap­ses (e.g., after
com­ple­ted pro­ces­sing of your request). Man­da­to­ry sta­tu­to­ry pro­vi­si­ons – espe­ci­al­ly
sta­tu­to­ry reten­ti­on peri­ods – remain unaffected. 

5. Plugins and tools

Google fonts (local hosting)

This site uses so-cal­led Goog­le Fonts pro­vi­ded by Goog­le for the uni­form dis­play of fonts. The Goog­le Fonts are local­ly instal­led. A
con­nec­tion to Goo­g­le’s ser­vers does not take place. 

Fur­ther infor­ma­ti­on about Goog­le Fonts can be found
at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Goo­g­le’s pri­va­cy poli­cy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.